At about 8:30 a.m. Monday police responded to reports of a shooting near Milbank Park on North 17th Street, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly in a press release.

Officers found an unresponsive male, later identified as Aristedes Statiroudis, 43, of Bloomfield, on the sidewalk.

Statiroudis suffered from apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 9 a.m., Fennelly said.

Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said the shooting does not appear to be a random act of violence.

"The Bloomfield Police will maintain a heavy police presence in the area today, though we see no indication at all that there will be future violence related to this incident," DeMaio stated in a release. "This appears to be an isolated incident."

The Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force and the Bloomfield Police Department continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to call the Prosecutor's Tips Line at 877-847-7432.

Statiroudis faced drug-related charges in Union County in 2015, including intent to distribute, conspiracy to distribute, and possession charges with reference to large quantities of MDMA, marijuana and cocaine.